According to RDS.ca, Elias would be on Montreal’s list of players they would add to their roster. Gainey is going to make an offer for his services after July 1st. The problem is that Elias could order a salary of 8M$… and that many teams would be interested in him!

Not necessarily a trade rumor, but according to the Palm Beach Post, Gary Roberts has asked the Florida Panthers to trade him back to Toronto. Reason? His 16 year-old-daughter attends a boarding school, but would be left “unsupervised” if Roberts plays in Florida, and his ex-wife moved to Calgary. Wow, such a nice mother!

Mike Keenan is looking to trade Roberts for a minor leaguer, or a draft pick, to create more cap space. With the Leafs rumored to buy out Tie Domi’s contract, Roberts may be a good substitute, unless John Ferguson Jr. wants to send some salary back to Florida.

Today the Ottawa Senators’ John Muckler decided not to qualify centre/forward Tyler Arnason, whom they traded for from the Chicago Blackhawks at the March ’06 trade deadline for Brandon Bochenski and a pick.